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Household of John Kerr (born 1835, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

John Kerr and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Kerr, born in 1835 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Kerr, born in 1843 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Matilda (born 1866 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1868 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1869 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1871 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Hugh (born 1873 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Niven (born 1879 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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John Kerr's household

Male

John

Kerr

Head
Female

Jane

Kerr

Wife
Female

Matilda

Kerr

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Kerr

Daughter
Female

Mary

Kerr

Daughter
Female

Annie

Kerr

Daughter
Male

Hugh

Kerr

Son
Male

John

Kerr

Son
Male

Niven

Kerr

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Kerr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Kerr

Head

Married

46

1835

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jane

Kerr

Wife

Married

38

1843

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Matilda

Kerr

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Kerr

Daughter

-

13

1868

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary

Kerr

Daughter

-

12

1869

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Annie

Kerr

Daughter

-

10

1871

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Hugh

Kerr

Son

-

8

1873

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

John

Kerr

Son

-

6

1875

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Niven

Kerr

Son

-

2

1879

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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